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I've noticed threads regarding the Raphael's front speaker (earpiece), but I couldn't find detailed information or samples of audio from the rear speaker (speakerphone).
I noticed that my Fuze's rear speaker has some distortion when I put speakerphone on max volume. I am currently still on the official ROM and I have not changed any volume settings in Advanced Config. Here's how my Fuze sounds (the voice you hear is from AT&T's voicemail service):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc2MCm_NqsE
As you can hear, at max volume when the speaker reaches a high volume, it exhibits a crackling effect. I'm not an expert on phone speakers, but I wonder if my unit's rear speaker is defective in some way.
Anybody's feedback please?
I didn't get any feedback the first time I posted this and I'm really hoping that I can get some feedback to determine if I need to ask for a replacement.
Can you please spare a second to test out your speakerphones? It would be greatly appreciated!
I'm wondering myself too why nobody complains about it?!
I have a touch pro european version (unbranded) and I have this issue too. The sound quality is so much better with my old HTC Tornado (a device from 2005), the voice is warn & pleasant, something that I cannot say about Touch Pro. I've observed that HTC make 3 steps further and 3 steps back. Shame :down:.
It may be the crappy/cheap earpiece & speackerphone..
My rear speaker sounds the same, just really "tinny" sounding, no bass or lows. My 8525 had a much better speaker with much better sound. It's not "your" phone, it's all of our phones.
Sigh, I was hoping I was alone with this so it could be fixed. Ah well, at least I don't have to start backing things up now
I wish I was richer I could say 'to hell with the warranty' and swap in a better speaker myself
Ok ... so the microphone on my HTC stock headphones have broken.
Whilst I love the headphones, I'm a bit miffed by the microphone issue.
Can anyone suggest some good replacements?
Must have a microphone.
And if they've got some music controls compatible with Android / HTC that would be great.
What can you suggest?
ive been using the zagg smartbuds for the last few months, im a real audiophobe and wont settle for any poor quality headphones, ive mainly used shures in the past but got sick to death of the leads breaking up (16 replacement phones within the 2 year warrenty - they lost a customer in the end). these zagg buds are on par with my old shure (e4c) sound quality wise and are far more durable.
they have an excellent microphone, slider controls for volume and an button that will pause music / and take calls, if you hold the button it will also active the voice dial.
i was that impressed with them i went and purchased another set for if and when i break or loose these phones.
Lenovo bought headphones with microphone and earphone, I enjoyed the sound quality, there is a hint, it works perfectly Desire in HD.
Lenovo-57Y4488
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Ok so I remember going to a nickleback concert a few months back and I recorded it on my galaxy nexus and the sound quality was crap...Now I went to a Linkin Park concert and the quality is still crap. So I guess my question is if there is anything different I can do to get any semi decent sound quality?
Nickleback and Linkin Park? The phone did u a favor. LOL!
But seriously Ive never had a phone that recorded live audio well. To much low end and way to loud especially if ur any where near the stage. I record with sound off most of the concerts I go to.
TokedUp said:
Nickleback and Linkin Park? The phone did u a favor. LOL!
But seriously Ive never had a phone that recorded live audio well. To much low end and way to loud especially if ur any where near the stage. I record with sound off most of the concerts I go to.
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Lmao! haha funny one =p and ya that probably makes sense seeing how I was at the very front for both of them =/ bleh oh well wish there was a way to get better quality but then again I didn't really expect much in the first place haha
External mic. Phone mics really aren't equipped to handle the sound levels at a concert.
bobloblaw1 said:
External mic. Phone mics really aren't equipped to handle the sound levels at a concert.
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So what is a good type of external mic that I can use for concerts?
This is going beyond what I know but maybe this link will help you: http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...e-an-external-microphone-with-my-galaxy-nexus
Then use amazon reviews or whatever to pick a good quality wired mic.
Be aware that many artists, (especially mainstream ones) aren't "taper" friendly and will sic security on you if you are spotted recording.
Maybe not, but it can/should be better
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External mic. Phone mics really aren't equipped to handle the sound levels at a concert.
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Went to a concert. Used my Verizon S3 to record a video. My buddy standing next to me with the iphone recorded the same video. Mine is completely inaudible. His is absolutely fine.
Can anyone inform us how to fix the terrible audio recording capability of the Verizon Galaxy S3?
I used to take video at concerts with my little handheld Canon camera. It seemed to help to actually cover the mic hole with a finger in order to dampen the volume as much as possible. I haven't tried this at all with a smart phone but might help.
It would be interesting to learn if using an app made for allowing high fidelity, uncompressed recordings might help, such as Rehearsal Assistant. If so, then perhaps that would imply it was the codec or some other issue used by the stock video recorder on our phone.
iPhones that can record halfway decent concert footage seem to record at a consistently high quality (i.e., my old Incredible sampled around 8-13KHz/sec . . . ouch) and minimizes most of the bass. The recording sound tinny, but at least it can sometimes avoid the overwhelming saturation from large bass sounds or high volume in general.
- ooofest
So I went to see The Offspring live tonight and attempted to record some of the parts of the show. The video is fine, no issues there, but the audio, holy crap does it suck. The bass overwhelms the mic and I cant hear anything but the pounding of the bass. Ill have a video up soon to show you guys what I mean.
In the meantime has someone experienced issues when recording a live show? And being pissed that the audio is so terrible? The iPhone 4S had no issues recording live shows. Everything was great. Maybe some tweaks or something I could install to fix the issue?
At the time of the show I was running Synergy Mod r72.
Edit: And here is the video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7jap9R4Tao
Also youtubes upload process reduced the video quality massive amounts. But the original file is still 1080p.
If you're okay with audio only, Tape Machine is the best app on the market. I have the paid version and use it frequently. Robust options and high quality audio. Recorded the Thrice farewell concert at Marquee Theater and it sounds great.
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I would like to know the same as well. I went to the Uproar Festival on Saturday and the video recorded amazing but I too have the issue of all you can hear is the distored bass.
iPhone has a separate mic for shooting video
http://ipod.about.com/od/introductiontotheiphone/ss/Anatomy-Of-Iphone-4.htm
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iPhone has a separate mic for shooting video
http://ipod.about.com/od/introductiontotheiphone/ss/Anatomy-Of-Iphone-4.htm
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We also have two mics.. one at the top of the phone and one at the bottom.
Is there a way to edit the audio in a computer program to make it more tolerable?
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That's not a bass issue, it's a volume issue, it is simply too loud for the microphone.
Try another app as the sensitivity settings can be changed by software.
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The diaphragm of the mic can only handle so many dbspl before it produces maximum voltage and you clip. I would bet the mic is not made to handle the 120 dbspl or so the concert is at. Apple, in their infinite wisdom, probably made it to handle such a case... I think it's patent #80085
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I too, as I'm sure a lot of people, have noticed audio recording quality issues at concerts. It could be one of the many things that everyone has said here, but whatever the issue is, I really want to try and find a solution or workaround or something.
I did some research and saw so many different reasons for why it could be happening, but I'm not sure anyone really knows. Is it just because the fact that I'm 5 inches away from the stage and my mic can't handle the volume? Is it ICS specific as I've heard some people say? (but I see OP is using CM10, so that's JB not ICS unless he switched to JB after recording the video.) I don't know, but I wish I did!
I was considering one of the external microphone rigs that i've seen people make for the Galaxy Nexus and other phones... or even just a separate audio recorder to use for sound while video taping, and then sync them together in post production.
I am going to link to a video I took from I show I went to over the weekend just to show you my similar clipping experience, mainly only from the bass. Once it's on YouTube I'll post it.
DrewHulva said:
The diaphragm of the mic can only handle so many dbspl before it produces maximum voltage and you clip. I would bet the mic is not made to handle the 120 dbspl or so the concert is at.
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This is the issue, I feel.
At a loud concert, I can put my hand over the mic and the distortion goes down or away, but let the full loudness of that sound hit a small diaphragm and you'll lose resolution + it will be overwhelmed rather quickly, I feel.
Happens with all phones I've tried and even many video cams.
- ooofest
The solution for clipping audio is called Voodoo Sound by Supercurio in the kernel but unfortunately us version of S3 doesn't have Wolfson dac so I think we are screwed. I've loved this future on my Fascinate with custom kernels.
SotYPL said:
The solution for clipping audio is called Voodoo Sound by Supercurio in the kernel but unfortunately us version of S3 doesn't have Wolfson dac so I think we are screwed. I've loved this future on my Fascinate with custom kernels.
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That is not what I wanted to hear... ugh. There has to be some sort of solution. Maybe I'll try putting my fingers over the microphones next time I'm at a concert, lol.
Doesn't the video recording usually use the second mic for noise cancelling, or is that only for calls? That can REALLY f*** up music.
Also, I just thought it would be really cool if a video app could use the second mic in addition to the first in order to record stereo audio.
I'm trying to find if there is a way to decrease the microphone sensitivity, since Voodoo Sound is not compatible with US variants of the S3 due to lack of Wolfson DAC. Some people suggested using the headphones that came with the phone to record sound during video since the microphone on the headphones may be better. I also heard that putting your fingers over the microphone helps, but I'd have to try and see.
Here is a video I took recently at a show I went to over the weekend. I was literally inches away so I know that doesn't help my case. Skip to 1:10 to get to the louder portion.
Covering the microphone
I can tell you that covering the bottom microphone isn't sufficient to record loud events (but it helps). I didn't know there was a top microphone at the time. I might have an opportunity to try that this weekend.
haha the Stone Pony. My ex always used to get me to go there, only to find it full of 40ish year old women trying desperately to pretend they're still in their 20s. I prefer Porta, much more attractive girls and they serve pizza!
Whenever we video record live bands my audio is just distorted and choppy but my friends audio is good on their iphones. I've compared three events. I figured it would happen to all of us because its death metal so it's super loud. But because it didn't happen with theirs I'm super envious.
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Whenever we video record live bands my audio is just distorted and choppy but my friends audio is good on their iphones. I've compared three events. I figured it would happen to all of us because its death metal so it's super loud. But because it didn't happen with theirs I'm super envious.
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I guess this is a common issue! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlzotUTrd1Q
Recording live music is always tough I suppose as the microphones have to be capable of hearing you say "OK Google" pretty quietly... clearly in decibel terms that is mile away from volumes at a concert.
If the iPhone does it well that's probably kudos to Apple rather than a big red mark against LG. It does cost half as much afterall!
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I guess this is a common issue! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlzotUTrd1Q
Recording live music is always tough I suppose as the microphones have to be capable of hearing you say "OK Google" pretty quietly... clearly in decibel terms that is mile away from volumes at a concert.
If the iPhone does it well that's probably kudos to Apple rather than a big red mark against LG. It does cost half as much afterall!
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Yeah good points. I wonder if I turn off google now, it'll make a difference.
There is a microphone issue n the N5. You'll never get goo results. You my improve them by covering up the noise cancellation microphone.
I'm curious if this is kernel related. I know I had the problem when I was on stock. I just played a video that I recorded while on franco kernel and the sound seemed fine.
Its likely just better quality mics on the iPhone, or designed mic just like how Nokia made their phone able to record loud audio concerts over 100 db. Nexus 5 just didn't cover that function.
Or as said perhaps blocking the noise canceling mic may be a work around. A kernel could perhaps fix it but that depends on many things so I doubt that would happen.